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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
NEBRASKA.

-Stockham is the new town located on
the West Blue, at the point where it is
crossed by the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley railroad. 1t lies on a
beautiful slope, with perfect dra mage
to the river. Water in abundance is pro.
cured at depth Of twenty five to forty
feet.
The trial of Henry Staltenberg,
charged with arson, or firing his own ho.el
and barn something over a year ago, oc-
Cured at Arlington before Justice Unthank
The testimony elected was wholly circum-
stantial and the judge did not deem il
sufficiently conclusive to bind the preione1
over to the district court.
The electric light plant at Fremont
will be in operation about December l.
Fully 10000 people packed the main
street at Nebraska City during the grand
boom and gala festival day.
At Wymore the Grand Army campfire
was addressed by Gov. Thayer, the opera
house being filed to OVERLOOKING.
Beatrice was recently visited by prom
inent railroad officials of the Burlington.
Their visit is supposed to mean railway
improvements in that city.
The governor refuses to organize
Blackbrd county out of portion of
Thurston, Wayne and Burt counties. The
rebalcitrant petitioners have filed a writ of
mandamus to compel the governor to COM
ply with their wishes.
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DAKOTA.

The wheat receipts at Pierre average
about 1900 bushels per day.
The county commissioners of Mime
haha are asked 10 provide county hos
pital.
Pierre sent a delegation to St. Paul to
confer with the Manitoba railway.
The Deadwood Times has moved into
its new quarters, which ar, spacious and
convenient.
The enrolment in the public schools
OF Aberdeen is $50. The gain from a wear
ago is 60.
Mrs. Barker, Of Crookston, is erecting
six tenement houses at Grand Forks Mt a
cost of $4,000.
Gov. Church opposes the repeal of the
timber culture act.
A new bank building has been com.
menced at Ciaremont.
White Lake has marketed 100. QUO
bushels of grain since September.
Wheat is coming in lively at Melette.
The crop was big one in that vicinity.
Five thousand dollars stock has been
subscribed for the creamery at Aberdeen.
The Harvey Peak company EMPLOYS
about sixty men upon is tin claims near
Custer.
-Groton is joyous over the prospect of
securing both the Northwestern and Mani.
toba railroads.
"A fire at Park River destroyed an ele-
vator containing 10000 bushels of wheat.
Loss, $4,000; insured.
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BREEZY N. W. BL0wINGs.
A Condensation and Classification OF
the More Important Events of
the Northwest.
Nuggets OF News Unearthed and
Presented for the Delectation
of Paid-Up Subscribers.
IOWA.


The total enrolment of the public
schools of keokuk is 2,O42. That of it's
rival, Quincy, Ill.,. is 2,49l. The Keokuks
think the comparison is very favorable 10
their city.
A Sioux Rapids couple who had occu-
pied the same couch for year without the
formality of a marriage ceremony skipped
to escape the wrath Of their neighbors, who
were seized with a spasm of virtue.
Another fire occurred in the yard of the
Standard Lumber company of Dubuque.
II was extingushed before it became ser-
Gus. That, with the one few days prior,
is believed to have been the work of an
incendiary.
DIR. Kennedy, secretary of the state
board Of health, Of Des Moines, went to
Memphis. Tenn, rs delegate of the
board to the American Public Health As
sociation, which met in that city.
The Herald says the people of Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Potawattamie county may
pride themselves upon having the finest
court house in the west, when the new
structure is completed.
The Presbyterian church OF Dayen-
port will give cosmorama. Nearly all of
Dickens characters have been assigned, and
the entertainment will be a fine display of
costume and character portrayal.
Marion registered G6s last year and GAL
this year.
The frame of the Grinnell creamery is
being enclosed
The condensed MIX factory at In
| dianola is about ready to commence o.
erations.
The improvements of Coey & Co.,
packers at keoku'S, aggregate this year
$40, 1000.
The Dubuque base ball club has been
admitted 10 the recently organized western
league.
In the w. C. 7. U. convention at
Cedar Rapids there was spirited contest
over a proposition instructng the executive
committee to select Mrs. Carhart, third
party advocate, for president, should Mrs
Foster decline to serve because of ill
health or for any other cause. The Foster
Aldrich bipartisan faction was victorious
by large majority.
The current expenses of Council
Bluffs for the month of October were S.
773.O1.
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THE FAR EAST.

--O'Brt n resisted an ate mpt to force
him to put on the uniform of Tullamore
Jail. The prison doctor then directed the
governor to desist on account OF the I'M
favorable state of O'Brien's health. Dillon
spoke at Castlerea entreating his hearers
TO swear with him that as long as lie and
liberty remained they would do everything
IN their power to ayenge O'Brien and to
make suffer the hateful class who con-
signed this beloved and gifted Irishman to
felon's cell.
-Advices from st. Paul de Loanda state
that news has been received there from
Henry M. Stanley, under da.e of Septem-
Der 8, to the effect that the expedition had
left the camp he established about eight
days journey from the Mabodi country an
was advancing toward the western shore of
Albert NyanZa. The men were greatly
fatigued and struggled with difficulty over
the distance of sew, raj milometres.
AT n meeting of the British Home
Rule union, resolutions denunciatory of
the governments course in Ireland, and
sympathizing with O'Bren, were adopted,
Morley expressed the hope that the legal
lily of the suppression of the Woodlake
meeting and the arrest of O'Brien would
be thoroughly tested by the Home Rule
union.
The cabinet has resolved to continue
Its present vigorous policy in Ireland, es-
pecially as regards speeches at proclaimed
meetings.
The United States Vienna consul GEN.
erals report shows an increase of $50, 900
in Austrian exports to America from Jan
uary to October, as compared with the
same period last year.
The death is announced of Jean Raw
mond Hippolyto Lazerges, the French
painter.
Din zulu and other Zulu chiefs not
having responded to the summons to meet
the governor at Ekowe, the troops received
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
Where Diamonds Are Polished.

One Of the great industries OF Am.
sterdam is the cutting and polishing o.
diamonds; and nearly all the finest
diamonds in the world are brought here
to be cut into shape. We will make a
visit to one OF the principal diamond
establishments, and when we get there
| think we shall be surprised to find a
great factory, four OF five stories Msn,,
q steam-engine in the basement, ana
1y-wheels, and leathern bands, and an an
sorts OF whirring machinery in the Oil.
ferent stories. On the very top moor
the diamonds are finished and pollsheul'
and here we see skillful workmen Sill.
ting before rapidly revolving disks o.
steel, against which the diamonds are
pressed and polished. 1t requires gFe"ss
skill, time, and patience before one .h u
these valuable gems is got into tlla'
shape in which it will best shine, sPal "
kle, and show it's purity. Nearly nan 1
the diamonds produced in the Wot III
the best of which come from Bran,
are sent to this factory to be cut anu
polished. Here the great koh-l-Ioo "
was cut; and we are shown models " "
that and of other famous diamonds l''r'
were cut in these rooms.-FT0''" !"
Stochto.A I'M ST. Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

that brought in daily by Mrs Parsons Mr..
Nelll is rather touchy upon this point but III :
ways adds that vigilance is the wutchword lust
at present.
THE sCAFFOLDS
The material for additional scaffolds was
Drought to the Jail yesterday afternoon. 1t con
sisted principally OF well-seasoned hnrd tim
bers. partly finished. and requiring but Il few
!onches TO complete them into perfect working
instruments of DEATH
NINA IN A RAGE
Nina \ nn Znndt came to tho Jail Yesterday
with IL ladly rulled temper. Nothing seemed
20 SUIT her, and even the visit of Spies' sister
TO tiie Jall increased her wrath The two rarely
speak with one another and each is said to be
Jealous of the others visits Not findinn nm az,
poftunlty to vent her il-temper on others MIN
assallea her old enemies, tho reporters. GOING
up TO Julior folz she said: why are these nasty
49,. 10 hiioMeu 10 cia1nor around here and
out OF here W "o AopV
Mr.. FoltZ only reply to the vou1,p lady WAC
TO inform her that in his opinion the reu5rters
were ,. more entitled to be present than herself
and that if any We're to be eyclud ed he ,va .
afraid it would have to be her. Win n ,"n "s
"nlch the reporters now call IN withar;nu
siahce she brushed by the scribes and yentod
nei splte Dy picking nervously at the hard iron
c"elhg winch Kept her lover prisoner.
GOOD CIGARS FROM TRAIN
geo george Francis Train sent seven packanes ne
nttnch Eo me annrcsts yesterday. 10 each was
to August Spies had the following ind"rsa,at
taS r. Devine, editor Western Newsn,nu Ia
S. lark street Chicago To Citizen Amn,,,St
S Spies 1or best cigars in Cook County 'fo;I
Spies + ft naeis Train Pay order, August
In one C rner OF the check was written in rad
pentl', Grnans for old Cock Roche niraa ~
above tEls in blue was written "Dowp r.;t, ~
cago Lord Jeiiries Will SilA-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
CHICAGO.
Police Arrangements for the
Protection of the City
on Nov. II.
The Tire1ess Captain Van Setback
Wide Awake and Watchful
as Ferret.

CHICAGO. Nov. 5.
The police arrangements for the protec
ton of the city until after the execution
of the anarchists are practically com
peted The various stations, especially the
precinct stations, have Il notable NJ penrance OF
did set of men physically, and there is ques-
ton that they are efficiently armed. Each man
has Il club, u revolver, rifle bayonet, and forty
rounds of ammunition while extra arms nnd
ammunition are i'll readiness.
Capt. schnnck, of the Chicago police force. is
the man who has reentlessly pursued the
anarchists from the hour the fatal bomb was
exploded i'll tho Haymarket Square. To him
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

orders to march upon Dinizulu's retreat.
Fighting is expected shortly.
The municipal elections in England
are completed. Returns show gain for
the liberals of IS, and gain for the con-
servatives and dissident liberals of GO.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

carving out its provisions. Comptroller
Durham, however, decided that the money
could not be used, and that no other funds
can be drawn upon for extra compensa-
ion for the surveyor generals offices. So
the severalty scheme vii. have TO lie dorm
tant until congress can give it some new
life by specific appropriation for survey
ing the lands and reservation boundaries.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
Linss's Girl.
,Chicugo special. |

Eda Miller, who
for several months
has been known on
ly as "Lings's girl, "
appeared at the Jail
yesterday in light
colored apparel. Her
trappings Of woe
lasted but two days.
Her friends S a V
Lingg objected to
the somber black she
had assumed. and.
insisted on her wear
ing lively colors.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

NJ
as much for his clean ind hono,sell1e orats
duct toward his brother p rofess;o conf
for the rapidity and accuracy win hoha I a
he diagnosed all cases brought bsf t Whlcq
His profound, rapid Judgment was so a hn|
cred something wonderful, and w ennhsldI
knew him remember him best for th "lI Wig
He was regarded by many of tbe .I la
surgeons as the best man in the n,a lseaolna
to call in for consultation, and h.;olessoa
quick Judgment was always inyoln ,s clear
such OCCASIONS. "'e o1
DR.. Gum was never in greater o,,,
when, surrounded by his students eiee thai
at work upon patient, and he ALIVE Ut way
a joke which aided in fixing what m "ss mad
cult of remembrance in b;s WAS s,ss dlfh-
memories. His droll stories wer r.u oN
mlllar to the rising medical profession ss "a y
household words His most tech uI \
lectures fairly dubbed over with wit hD ant
originality, and it was contrary to his aug s.le
nature ever to become tedious. WherssssssYY
his familiar shat reminds me Of s sae
thing" was spoken his class knew .. 'o oa
that some rich fun was in store. 0lc
DR.. Gum had been in Chicago ,v, =.
years. practicing nothing but surperv
which he was Il recognized authorjty AZ
this time he had held the chair of snro ny
at Rush Medical College. The graduate
from that institution can testify to his ss
periority as an instructor.
DIR. Gum was born in Ontario Corr,,|
n. ". in 1882. He was beardcss you;A
when he graduated from the old college \
Geneva, N. Y, in 1876. But he was n
ambitious youth and determined to migrate
He landed at Ann Arbor, Mich, Ia
days later, the possessor of an innoceul
looking pair of trunks. In one were II
few books and clothing, while the otis'
contained the body of colored man wbel
he intended to dissect before the ewes q
the Western doctors. He soon gathersl
quite class about him. Ann Arbor Uni
versity had no medical college at that tims
but the labors of DIR. Gum opened Ii
eyes of the faculty, and department va
soon established, with DIR. Gum in ID
chair. The class of work was limited an
after the war he came to Chicago and rap
idly advanced to the front Of the proies
sion here
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

THIS country pays every year , aGvs
22,0O0,OoO for the patent meolc'N'
which it consumes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

The gilded youth soon furnishes
Boston Post,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

To MAKE a penny go long way ;,
draw it out into 5, ZOO feet OF WIRE 90
was lately done in Scotland.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

i'll dress, and shaves twice or thrice week.
The accompanying cut is copied from a
photograph taken of the anarchistic editor
while in the hands of the knight of tie
razor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
ANARCHISTIC PICTURES,
August Spies, the Anarchist Editor,
the Hands of a Tonsorial
Artist.

Spies is not an unwashed anarchist, II,
is clean and neat in personal appearance
careful almost to the degree of dudsbpes,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

TELESCOPES We're invented by 2
Jansen, a spectacle maker at M;1dia.
burgh, England, in 1890. " 49, '>'>''>''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

He that speaks doth SOW, but he ''''
holds his peace doth reap.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

The greatest good is done m'''
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Or. MOSES QUINN DEA1
The Brilliant Surgeons ~
Cut Short by Maglisnaaaa.ss ;
Disease.
The death of DR.: Moses Gum -.
cago, says q dispatch fron, ,l onn OF Chi

severe blow f. was IS
T nsaiea l. protest. Is d
Philadelphia ' os (:
slayter Of Butf Fl D ,
w was what is ' ealisS; : }
z vids. A1 He aif f5' = =
malignant form Of .
ilver disease. = :
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THE sIsIuTL, A SERPENT SYMBOL

Nlc cut reH:eseuts this characteristic sym
bol, or sisiutl as It is termed. Ii shows a
double headed snake with a known face in
the.center. ltis known to the Selfish tribes
of the Gulf Of Georgia, ard to the numerous
tribes of Kwalauti lineage. 1t is the crest Of
one Of the geRtes oisthe Kwakiuti, who paint
it on their hU,lse fronts, The beam which
supports tho heavy Eafters of their house is
carved 80 as TO represent the "Sisutl, as it
is called by the Kwakiuti, ana the drums,
chairs and dancing implements of the gems
have it for their ernament. A beam Of this
kind is in the museum at Ottawa, Ont.
The traditions referring to the Sisiutl are
very numerous One of the most remaiLa-
BILE = that Of QaSiqilaq, the son of God, de.
s.ceHded from heaven and met the Sisiut
He killed it, skinned it. and took ont its
eyes. Tho latter lie used as stones foi' his
sling, the fOrmcr'as a belt, and both served
him ~ accomplish many exploits
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a NV Measuring Instrnmcnt.

Professor Cerobitam, of Verona, Is credited
with having contrived an Ingenious instru.
Iaent for ascertaiMng the distances of acees-
so!c aud inaccessible points from the observer
and Ion each other-in word, an easy
metI6d Of range finding. The apparatus con
sisti mainly of a pair of telescopes mounted
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determined. Thus, the contrivance appears
to he well adapted, not only for land survey.
ing, but particularly so for military purposes,
Ii is stated to have been already adopted in
this latter connection by the German govern
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1a,e sernent s,mnnl.

The occurrence of the serpent symbol, or
serpess myths, among many tribes of Ameri.
can Indians is noted by all chronological
students. In a recent issue a Science occur
some notes on a peculiar form Of serpent
which plays an important part in the tradi
hons OF the northwest American natives
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Frcsh Mnt,.r penrIs.

The cultivation Of fresh water mussel5 has
become an industry of considerable import
ance h Saxomy and other parts of Germany
TIE pearls are generally insSior to these OF
tue genuine pearl oysters, but occasionally a
gem az renl excellence is produced Some
very line settings Of seed were exhibited at
the exposition of Berlin. The Venetians car
ried on this branch Of trade to considerable
extent during the Middle Ages, and controlled
it until 1G2l, when the olector of Saxony also
undertook it, at the suggestion of Moritz
Schmirler, n,lraper of Oelsnitz, and appointed
Schmiller first pearl fisher On his death
he was succeeded by his son, and the business
has continued in the family until the present
luy, underline superntendency Of the forestry
department, in whose care are the waters Of
the region,
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HOME TESTIMONIALS:

p Bran BALM cured me Of iyctcac y6sir1
Lt t0tI" y W. H. r. IA small f8raZlm
OF %G me of % tI hay 1I, I u EA few doses Of Brazilian mc
nr @ III % n " m Glynhi eyer say teddgc Ed@ud UoNo tongue
"hu suffered with Asthma
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heSe brazilian Balm viii do that claim for ihyC
Halu' i
little Euoinecr
~ we ~ H. nl lost children
Ney-Buroa B. DlNty, MyGrd, N -NiH'ur
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To Apply watch oil.

Watch oll ought to hc conveyed to the
wai''h omlv "ith an absolutely clean medium,
and ,tr"l il % hn preferred hv aIl odds MANY
use bras. Lat tin, cannot lie Kept as clean
rnr !, i ~, EASILY ricuucl. a. st,sl. and ",
ua 4 ~ 'unii To all WnrSEp.n 10 Ilsc 81,
eN' u,N'ly
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TWELVE WIRED BIRD or PARADISE.
Tho snbular plumes, whose prolonged and
wire frits shaSs havo given the bhd its Eng
lish name, are of a rich golden yellow, and
the peetecal shield, when spread shows to
advantage its tipping OF metallic emerald.
These creatures feed on the fruit OF the pan
daHus, with an occasional crelwach as
relish. ln devouring the insects, which they
do by throwing them in the air and catching
them again, they display the wonderful grass
green coloring of the inside of the mouth and
throat. A male bird that was caught tanned
readily, but the least fall of temperature
affected him, and he died before DR.. Gaile-
mard got beyond the tropics with hip
The natives of New Guinea viii often
search month in the forest to find the usual
roossing place of one of these birds. Having
found the tree, the hunter conceals himself
Gneath i, and having noted theexact branch
chosen climbs up at night and noiselessly
places cloth over the unsuspecting VII.
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The Ola Thcory in regard to rire.

The old theory in regard to fire, according
10 Building, is baCommg obsolete The idea
was formerly that the fire should be confined
and smothered if possible, for lack of ah', but
the modern ilea is TO give vent t) the build
ing that the flames and smoke and heat may
escape, in order that the ffrcmen may gain
access 10 the building aud concentrate their
efforts to the eNtingui,hing of the fire In a
building filed with flames and smoke it is
almost impossible to lucat" the fire. and the
firemeu are at a loss how to direct lheir
Efforts for les cXluguishmclt \ building
once cleared Of the -nuthcl uud it is not llini.
cult 70 reach tile fire. That this plan Is sue
cessful Is demonstrated by tile fart that M our
large cities the loss by cacfhire is very much
less than furmrrlv
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NOVELS AND STORIES.

"The IIundreth Man, "a novel by Frank II.
Stockton, author of ''The Lady, or the Tiger"
ETC., begins in November. Two novelettes by
George w. Cable, stories by Mary Hallock
Foote, "Unce Remus," Julian Hawthorne,
Edward Eggleston, and other prominent
American authors will be printed during the
year
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THE WAR SERIES,

which has been followed with unlugging in
terest by great audience, will occupy less
space during the coming year. Gettysburg
will be described by Gen. Hunt (Chicf of the
Union Artillery, Gen. Longstreet, Gen. E. NJ.
Law, and others Ch!ckamauga, by Gen. d.
II. Hill Sherman's March to the Sea, by
Generals Howard and Slocum. Generals @.
A. Gilmore, Wm. F. Smith, John Gibbon,
Horace Porter and John S. Mosby will de-
scribe special battles and incidents. Stories
of naval engagements, prison life, etc, ETC.,
will appear.